Desirox 500 Mg Tablet 10

• If you are allergic to deferasirox or any other ingredient of Desirox Tablet.
• If you have kidney problems.
• If you have low platelet levels in your blood.
• If you have an advanced form of cancer.
• If you have a condition called high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

• Diarrhoea
• Stomach pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Skin rashes

Other General Warnings

• You have kidney or liver problems.
• You are taking other medicines that can harm your kidneys like gentamicin, ciprofloxacin.
• You are taking other medicines that can increase your stomach/intestinal bleeding like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (aspirin) for pain/fever, corticosteroids (prednisone) for rheumatoid arthritis, blood thinners (warfarin), oral bisphosphonates (alendronate) for osteoporosis.
• You have low platelet levels.
• You are elderly or your child is less than 18 years of age.
• You have an advanced form of cancer.
• You have a blood disorder that may increase your risk for bleeding.
• You are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
• You experience symptoms like nausea, vomiting, skin itching/rashes, difficulty breathing, dizziness, fainting after using this medicine
• You experience decreased hearing, hearing loss, visual disturbances after using this medicine.

• Take this medicine exactly as recommended by your doctor.
• Disperse the tablet in water, orange, or apple juice.
• Do not chew the tablet or swallow whole.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed dose.
• Do not discontinue the medicine on your own without consulting your doctor.

• Store in a cool and dry place away from direct sunlight.
• Keep out of reach of children and pets.

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Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines can affect the way Desirox Tablet works, or Desirox Tablet itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all medicines, supplements, or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
• Particular care should be taken if you are taking medicines for treating diabetes (repaglinide), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (theophylline), anxiety (midazolam, buspirone), cancer (busulfan, dasatinib), maintenance of anaesthesia (alfentanil), nausea/vomiting (aprepitant), irritable bowel syndrome (budesonide), low sodium levels (conivaptan), immune system alteration (cyclosporine), control of urination (darifenacin), HIV (darunavir), migraine (dihydroergotamine, eletriptan), abnormal/irregular heart rhythm (dronedarone), high blood pressure (eplerenone, felodipine), pain (fentanyl), allergy (fluticasone), birth control (ethinyl estradiol), abnormal/high cholesterol (lovastatin), schizophrenia (lurasidone), erectile dysfunction (sildenafil), blood clots (ticagrelor), depression (duloxetine), insomnia (melatonin), Alzheimer's disease (tacrine), muscle cramps (tizanidine).
• Desirox Tablet when used together with medicines for treating tuberculosis (rifampicin), fits/seizures (phenytoin, phenobarbital) may decrease the levels of Desirox Tablet in the body.
• The use of Desirox Tablet with aluminum-containing antacids (aluminum hydroxide) and bile acid sequestrants (cholestyramine) should be avoided.